Hair-supporter.



J. LATSGH. HAIR SUPPRTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30, 1908. V

942,833. Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

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JANNETTE LATSCH, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

HAIR-surrortrn'n.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. *7, 1909.

Application filed November 30, 1908. Serial No. 465,199.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .IANNETTE LATsci-r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Seattle, in t-he county of King and State of iVashington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Supporters;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for holding in placeand supporting hair on ladies heads, and has for an object the provisionof means that will support and hold in place hair when placed somewhatdown upon the back of the head or neck.

Another object in view is the provision of a framework adapted to fitthe head and to be covered by the natural hair for holding in anydesired position the natural hair after having been dressed.

IVith these and other objects in view the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the supportapplied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the support.

In dressing hair it is rather difiicult to support the hair properly forany considerable length of time when the same is worn on the back of thehead or down'on the neck, without the use of some kind of frame orsupporting device, and it is to this class ofdevices that the inventionrelates. In forming a hair support according to the present invention aframework of wire is formed that partially encireles the head, and has asupporting knot that fits over the back of the head to which the hair issecured in dressing. In applying the framework the hair is first letdown and the part that encircles the head is placed across substantiallythe center of the head, and the part that supports the hair is adjustedon the back of the head. After the frame has been thus placed inposition the hair is combed up and over the frame for hiding the sameand is coiled or otherwise arranged as may be desired and secured to theknot or portion resting on the back of the head by pins in the usualmanner.

In order that the invention may be more fully understood an embodimentof the same is shown in the accompanying drawings in whichl indicates ahorse shoe shaped frame that is adapted to extend across the center ofthe head from side to side but have the ends thereof point toward therear. The frame l is formed of wire 2 covered with either natural hairor artificial hair 3 sufliciently to hide the wires. Extending fromwires 2 are a pair of braces 4; and 5 that engage a wire frame 6 whichis formed with a projecting portion 7 Wire frame 6 is arranged with anotched out portion S for accommodating the hair on the back of the headas the same is combed up to meet the remaining part of the hair. Theframe 6 is covered with either natural or artificial hair 9 in order tocover the frame, and also provide means into which pins may be forcedfor supporting the natural hair on the head of the person wearing thesupport. After the front part of the hair has been combed over the framel and the back part of the hair has been combed to meet the front partof the hair, the same is formed into a knot over the frame 6 in anydesired manner, and is pinned thereto. As will be evident the frames land 6 may be adjusted to any desired place on the back of the head,either near the Atop of the head or near the neck according to the stylein which the hair may be dressed and the position of the knot. Informing the supports the same may be covered with either natural orartificial hair of any color or shade for matching the hair of theperson using the support.

The frame as will be clearly seen from Fig. l is formed in substantiallytwo parts connected by bars 4 and 5, one part; namely, frame l beingused for retaining purposes, and the other part, or frame 6, being usedfor use in holding the hair in any desired place on the head. As clearlyseen in Fig. 2 the frames l and 6 are substantially U- shaped information, and by such shape properly fit the head of the wearer, and bythe formation of the same of wire with thin covering the same is easilyhid from view by the natural hair, and yet the hair is positively heldin correct position until released.

/hat I claim is:

l. In a support for hair, a retaining frame consisting of wires spacedapart and formed into a substantially U-shaped construction, asupporting frame spacedV from the retaining frame and extendingpartially within the same, a substantially cone-shaped projectioncarried by the supportingvframe, and wires connecting the retainingframe, the supporting frameffand the cone-shaped projection.

2. In a support for hair, a retaining frame consisting of wires formedsubstantially in the'shape of the letterU, a supporting frame vspacedfrom the retaining i frame and extending partially therein, and

consisting of a base wire substantially cirn cular in outline and havinga portion of its base turned inward and upward, connecting wiresengaging one of the wires of the retaining frame and extending to andencircling the base wire of' the supporting frame,

a second substantially circular wire spaced outwardly from the base wireand engaging the' inward and upward `turned portion a thereof andsubstantially concentric with the base wire, the connecting wiresextending to the-second mentioned circular wire and encircling the sameand extending to and engaging 4 the end of the inward and upward turnedportion of' the first mentioned circular wire.

3. In a support for hair, a pair of wires Aformed substantially in theshape of the ,letter U, a substantially circular base wire having aportion turned inward and upward to a point above the center of' thebase, a second substantially circular wirew positioned .above thecenter'-of the first mentioned circular wire and connected with theinward and upward turned portion thereof, a pair of wires connecting oneof the first mentioned wires with the first and second ,mentionedcircular wires andr the vend of.'

theinward and upward turned portion ot' the first mentioned circularwire.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of' two witnesses.

- .IANNETTE LATSCI'I. itnesses G. vWARD KEMP, ALEXANDER HU'rorUNsoN.

